{"product_id":"poppy-the-pirate-dog-candlewick-sparks-9780763676612","title":"Poppy the Pirate Dog: Candlewick Sparks","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Good pacing and appealing artwork. . . . Engaging fare for young readers.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoppy the dalmatian can't wait to go on a seaside vacation with her family; she thinks it will be fun to be a pirate dog. But she's afraid of boats  After trying--and failing--to be brave on a fishing boat, a seal-spotting cruise, a pedal boat, and a speedboat, Poppy has almost given up. Will she manage to find her pirate ship before the family heads back home? From \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author Liz Kessler comes a full-color early reader for adventurous young scalawags and their pirate pooches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiz Kessler is the author of the beloved Emily Windsnap series, as well as the Philippa Fisher series and the novels \u003ci\u003eA Year Without Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e. She says that Poppy the Pirate Dog is based on her own beautiful dog, Poppy. \"After we moved near the ocean, we bought her a skull-and-crossbones scarf,\" she says. \"But the funny thing is that she's a bit scared of water, and that was the inspiration behind this story.\" Liz Kessler lives in England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMike Phillips has been illustrating everything from picture books to the gruesome Horrible Histories series for almost twenty years. He lives in a small fishing village in England with his family and thinks his own dog, who is also named Poppy -- believe it or not! -- may want to be a pirate dog as well.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643323945234,"sku":"9780763676612","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47f0aeb4-c1e3-4603-8074-04160c346f6f.jpg?v=1737260043","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poppy-the-pirate-dog-candlewick-sparks-9780763676612","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}